20 October 2003, Volume 42, Issue 30, pp. 5937-6225  
40 articles

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: an introduction to the feature issue

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5937-5937 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Spatial characterization of laser-induced plasmas by deconvolution of spatially resolved spectra

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5938-5946 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Kinetic modeling of the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy plume from metallic lead

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5947-5962 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental and theoretical investigation of laser-induced plasma of a titanium target

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5963-5970 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of Er:YAG and Nd:YAG wavelengths on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements under air or helium atmosphere

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5971-5977 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Computational fluid-dynamic model of laser-induced breakdown in air

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5978-5985 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurement and analysis of OH emission spectra following laser-induced optical breakdown in air

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5986-5991 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Balmer series Hβ measurements in a laser-induced hydrogen plasma

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 5992-6000 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Imaging of the expansion of femtosecond-laser-produced silicon plasma atoms by off-resonant planar laser-induced fluorescence

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6001-6005 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of frustrated total internal reflection devices to analytical laser spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6006-6015 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of nonintensified and intensified CCD detectors for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6016-6021 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Conditional data processing for single-shot spectral analysis by use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6022-6028 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of complex solids, liquids, and powders with an echelle spectrometer

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6029-6035 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced plasma spectroscopy to as low as 130 nm when a gas-purged spectrograph and ICCD detection are used

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6036-6039 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Detection of trace elements in liquids by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with a Meinhard nebulizer

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6040-6046 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with liquid jets of different thicknesses

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6047-6051 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Supersensitive detection of sodium in water with use of dual-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6052-6056 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Line-focused laser ablation for depth-profiling analysis of coated and layered materials

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6057-6062 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Micro-laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique: a powerful method for performing quantitative surface mapping on conductive and nonconductive samples

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6063-6071 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Geiger photodiode array for compact, lightweight laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrumentation

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6072-6077 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectral analysis of the acoustic emission of laser-produced plasmas

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6078-6084 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in bulk aqueous solution with an orthogonal beam geometry

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6085-6093 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparative study of two new commercial echelle spectrometers equipped with intensified CCD for analysis of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6094-6098 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Dual-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with combinations of femtosecond and nanosecond laser pulses

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6099-6106 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy at high temperatures in industrial boilers and furnaces

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6107-6118 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Single-pollen analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and Raman microscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6119-6132 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique to hair tissue mineral analysis

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6133-6137 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectrochemical microanalysis of aluminum alloys by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: identification of precipitates

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6138-6147 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy analysis of energetic materials

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6148-6152 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for the detection of gunshot residues on the hands of a shooter

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6153-6158 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimal boiler control through real-time monitoring of unburned carbon in fly ash by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6159-6165 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Microanalysis of tool steel and glass with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6166-6173 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy used to detect palladium and silver metal dispersed in bacterial cellulose membranes

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6174-6178 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Shooting slurries with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: sampling is the name of the game

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6179-6183 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Detection of bacteria by time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6184-6191 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Measurement and analysis of atomic and diatomic carbon spectra from laser ablation of graphite

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6192-6198 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Liquid steel analysis with laser-induced breakdown spectrometry in the vacuum ultraviolet

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6199-6204 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of bacterial spores, molds, pollens, and protein: initial studies of discrimination potential

Appl. Opt. 42(30), 6205-6209 (2003)  View: HTML | PDF